What will happen to the “USDA-Land-Grant University Partnership” if new funds do not materialize?
Without new funds, the Partnership cannot operate at peak efficiency. However, the CREATE-21 proposal will keep the existing formula funding mechanisms and funding levels in place. Thus the proposal is no worse than the status quo. (But, remember, we believe that the status quo is unacceptable. With very rare exceptions, the formula funds have been “level-funded” for the last 20 years. This slow and steady decline must be reversed.
